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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group
In the Anthropocene, human pressures on wildlife are reaching unprecedented levels. Animals, plants, and entire ecosystems must bear these pressures across different spatial and temporal scales. The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC) studies how humans influence wildlife. We examine both direct mechanisms like hunting and fire, and mechanisms that are more indirect and that are part of larger-scale processes, such as climate change.
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Wildlife cameras
Camera traps provide an easy and non-invasive way to study wildlife. However, manually processing the millions of images that a typical study generates quickly becomes a challenge.By leveraging artificial intelligence, Agouti can automatically recognise many species and filter blank images.
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Education
The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group is involved in teaching several courses. Additionally you can do an internship or thesis at our department.
Latest publications
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Comparing daily, circalunar and seasonal activity patterns of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus in response to livestock presence in Botswana
Wildlife Biology (2024) - ISSN 0909-6396 -
Impact of human disturbance on biogeochemical fluxes in tropical seascapes
Marine Environmental Research (2024), Volume: 197 - ISSN 0141-1136 -
An inbreeding perspective on the effectiveness of wildlife population defragmentation measures – a case study on wild boar (Sus scrofa) of Veluwe, The Netherlands
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2024), Volume: 11 - ISSN 2296-701X -
Ionomic Variation Among Tissues in Fallow Deer (Dama dama) by Sex and Age
Biological trace element research (2024), Volume: 202, Issue: 3 - ISSN 0163-4984 - p. 965-979.